{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/colleges-of-further-education-transfer-and-closure-scotland-order-2013/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2013/354",
  "legislation_title": "The Colleges of Further Education (Transfer and Closure) (Scotland) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/colleges-of-further-education-transfer-and-closure-scotland-order-2013",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Education\nMade 17th December 2013\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 19th December 2013\nComing into force 22nd February 2014\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(1)(c), 25(1), (1A), (2) and (5) and 60(3) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 5(1) of that Act, they have consulted the education authority for the area in which each of Central College Glasgow, Clackmannan College of Further Education, Fife College of Further and Higher Education, Glasgow College of Building and Printing, Glasgow College of Food Technology, Glasgow College of Nautical Studies and Glenrothes College is, or was, situated and any other person appearing to them to be affected by the proposal.\nIn accordance with section 25(7) of that Act, the Board of Management of City of Glasgow College, the Board of Management of Fife College and the Board of Management of Forth Valley College of Further and Higher Education have consented to the transfer and vesting of property, rights, liabilities and obligations provided for in this Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1992 c.37. Section 3(1) was amended by the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 6) (“the 2005 Act”), section 32 and schedule 3, paragraph 6(1)(a). Section 25 was amended by section 29(1) of the 2005 Act and by S.S.I. 2006/216. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46)."
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/354/introduction",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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